Homebrew Homebrew Pack - August 2008

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cool I'll download it immediately
 
Strange... I don't have any problems with the Homebrew Pack, but when I try to extract the Legion Online rar-file it prompts for a password... Does anyone else have this problem?
 
you'll get an announcement when it's ready
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as for what's inside the pack I couldn't tell you all of them without downloading the pack myself but one of the voters gave their opinions on each game so the names are listed there:

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Bounty

Looks like a Wario Ware mini-game. Very basic "game", but it made me laugh just at the sound effects alone. Not the best entry...

BrainfuckDS

Not sure what the point of this one is, if there is one at all. But they were right to call it a brainfuck (Wikipedia it).

Crack Attack

A very nicely presented DS adaption of Tetris Attack. Cute and clear graphics, with simple gameplay that works well, if a bit slow. The lack of any kind of music or sound is a let down though. Hope to see this updated.

Crocodingus in Cube Island

Fantastic little game. Really well done with amazing graphic design and 3D engine. The gameplay is nothing original but it is quite fun. This could pass for a retail game, and absolutely surpasses some of the shovelware on the system. Great music and sound effects too. Well done!

DSBrowser

Very handy utility for some. But not for me, since I no longer use slot-2 carts. Great tool though and I'm sure a lot of people will make use of it.

DSBible

Very nice book (bible) reading application, with some essential e-book features such as bookmark and search.

Element DS

Very good puzzle game that reminds me a lot of the ice sliding puzzles from the Legend of Zelda games. Very well done with good presentation, sound effects and music,... even though it sounds suspiciously like the music from The Crystal Maze at one point.

Feed Tux!

Another Wario Ware-esque mini game. Feed Tux by slipping Bounty chocolate bars into his mouth. Not much to this game, but it made me chuckle.

Fretfury

I can't really play this without the guitar add-on so I can't really comment too much, but the game has promise. It's a guitar hero clone, with just one song currently (Smells like teen spirit), the key timing seems a bit off on some notes. And it doesn't seem to matter if you don't even press a button. Still, good promise and nice presentation.

Grafoon

An old arcade style game with similar controls to Asteroids. Very difficult to control, especially seeing as the game doesn't take the space between the 2 DS Screens into consideration, but the game looks great and the engine is promising.

graphDS

Me fail maths? I'm sure some people will find this interesting. Good project.

Inside the Machine

Cutesy little platformer with nice graphics. Seems to be in early stages, but so far so good. Keep up the good work.

Legion

Very impressive game that shows huge promise. Think multiplayer death match from a top down view. Controls work very well. Great job.

Many Chess DS

Simple chess game for the DS with Wi-Fi or CPU play. Fun for chess lovers, but that ain't me.

Maouss DS

Cool little puzzle game with good presentation. Fun challenge.

Marble Preview

Very good marble maze game! Use the stylus to tilt the board and guide the marble to the goal. Touch screen accuracy could do with a little tweaking, and it seems like the author needs to decide on a presentation style for the game, with the font, graphics and music all taking completely different routes. But this is a very impressive and promising game that has a very good engine behind it.

Neko DS

Oh no! I thought I'd forgotton about that 90's PC desktop pet craze, but you remind me of it. The game needs more content, but it's a good start.

Speed!

Never played the original... Plays like a 3D run and jump type game. Promising start, but the controls are tough to get used to. Good job

Still Alive DS

Awesome adaption of one of my all time favourite games. Lots of fun and very well presented in a unique fashion. Controls are a little hard to get used to due to the size of the character but that's a limit of the DS screen size. The levels and puzzles are just as good as the original. Spectacular!

Stop at 500

Wario Ware syndrome strikes again. Not much to say about this one. Tap the screen when the counter reaches 500. Fortunately that's not 500 seconds.

SunOL

A very good ROM database browsing app for the DS. Check out ROM and release information on your Ds.

ThreaDS

A library for the DS. I can't comment on this myself.

UsrCheatup

Updates your cheat database over Wi-Fi without your cart leaving your DS! Very handy, but the slow download speed limits its usability, but this can't be helped.

Video Games Hero

Fantastic homebrew from some talented people. Guitar Hero meets the DS, but without the official attachment, and with the added bonus of some classic Nintendo tunes. Top notch presentation and playability make this entry a sure fire challenger for the #1 spot.

WALLPAPER

Learn Polish on your DS with this homebrew. A good entry and a lot of effort has clearly gone into it, but this isn't anything more than an e-book. Perhaps some actual challenges Brain Age style would help progress this software.

WintenDoS XP

A Windows UI mock up for the DS that is surprisingly verstaile, with some fully working apps such as calculator and minesweeper. Quite impressive, but the graphics could do with an overhaul, perhaps ditching the copy and paste of cheap Windows graphics, and go for your own UI design that more closely fits the limitation of the DS hardware and screens.

systemtest

A system diagnostics software for the DS. Could be quite handy given the right situation. More features wouldn't be a bad idea.
 

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